Order volume plummets! More than 4,000 flights in the United States are canceled, and UPS and FedEX suspend services in these areas

Recently, the news that the United States was hit by a snowstorm has attracted widespread attention in the industry. The news that 70 Amazon FBA warehouses were closed due to the snowstorm has sparked heated discussions in the industry.

It is worth noting that the direct impact of the US snowstorm on sellers has gradually emerged. What's worse is that the US snowstorm will continue for some time.

Sellers are hit hard! Order volume plummets and refunds increase

The impact of the current snowstorm that has swept 70% of the United States on sellers has gradually become apparent in recent days.

First, there were widespread delays in the delivery of goods, and buyers reported that they did not receive the goods or even requested refunds.

Yesterday, a seller complained helplessly that he was badly cheated by Amazon logistics, because 95% of the refunds in the past half month were due to these five reasons : the carrier was late or could not provide the goods, the delivery address could not be delivered, the promise was missed, and the order was not received.

Some sellers also said that more Amazon warehouses are now affected by the snowstorm. In addition to the impact on warehousing, shipments will also be affected. They received the following message from sellers : "never received."

Although some lucky sellers said that their last shipment before the New Year was put into storage a few days ago, the remaining goods still have to be stored in overseas warehouses for a period of time. As we all know, compared with Amazon warehouses, overseas warehouses are relatively more expensive and not as convenient.

Some sellers have received UPS delay status for shipments to Texas , which shows delays that may be caused by weather reasons.

Not only was the delivery of shipments delayed, but the number of sellers' orders also plummeted due to the snowstorm.

Some sellers have reported that Amazon’s order volume has dropped significantly since February 14.

Another seller also said that the number of orders dropped drastically after February 16. Another seller complained: "A heavy snowstorm made the already tight orders even worse." There are many other sellers complaining about the recent severe decline in sales.

The airport was forced to close and more than 4,000 flights were canceled.

Foreign media reported that since Monday, airlines have canceled more than 4,000 flights as a rare winter storm brought ice, snow and record low temperatures to Texas .

Nearly 900 flights were canceled at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, American Airlines' largest hub, on Tuesday, more than half of all scheduled flights, after nearly 1,000 were canceled on Monday as the storm hampered travel .

Separately, more than 100 flights in and out of Chicago were canceled on Tuesday after more snow fell .

In Texas, more than 300 flights in and out of Dallas and Houston were canceled Friday, according to flightaware.com . Hardest hit was Fort Worth-based American Airlines. The site's "misery map" showed airports from Washington, D.C. to Boston experiencing even more delays and cancellations as the latest winter storm front swept through the Northeast.

According to FlightAware, as of 2:30 p.m. ET Wednesday , more than 2,400 flights were canceled and more than 900 were delayed. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport continued to have the most flight cancellations, with American Airlines leading the way.

At the same time, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Austin Bergstrom International Airport were also closed due to the snowstorm. Although they were reopened later, passengers were still reminded to confirm with the airline before arriving at the airport.

Snowstorm hits most of the United States, causing widespread delays for UPS, FedEx, and USPS

The snowstorm swept through 48 states in the United States , and three-quarters of the 48 states were covered with snow. UPS, FedEx and USPS also took emergency logistics measures to deal with the snowstorm.

UPS: Suspended pickup and delivery services in Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma. UPS has issued a service alert page stating that packages in transit will be affected by local weather, and UPS has been delivering the goods to the destination as soon as conditions permit.

FedEx: The areas where FedEx express services have been suspended include Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. For more details on which states and cities have suspended services, please visit this page:

https://www.fedex.com/en-us/service-alerts.html#weather

USPS: The United States Postal Service (USPS) said it has temporarily closed some postal facilities and suspended or delayed deliveries. The USPS Mississippi statement : Due to the impact of the winter storm, all post offices in the following three-digit zip codes are temporarily closed. They include : 369, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 396 and 397.

The U.S. Postal Service in Arkansas said: As a precaution and to ensure the safety of postal customers and employees, the Arkansas District has suspended retail and delivery operations at the following post offices until further notice. The post office will provide additional information after resuming normal operations ↓↓

Carlisle 206 N. COURT ST 72024 , Crokets Bluff 2908 HWY 153 72038 , Crumrod 38305 Hwy 44 S 72328 , Doddridge 28338 US W71 71834 , Camden 274 E Rd 71701 , etc.

The above is the situation of UPS, FedEx, and USPS regional service suspension. For sellers, you can wait and see. It is not known whether the weather in the United States will improve in the future. When the weather improves, the delay situation will also improve. If the delay situation continues, you must be mentally prepared for your own shipping plan and communicate more with the logistics company on the transportation details.

Amazon package appears in forest, was the goods thrown away?

In addition to the snowstorm and logistics delays, some packages may be lost in the mountains. I don’t know if your package delay will be affected by this.

According to foreign media reports, the US police are investigating a batch of Amazon packages that were thrown into the forest. There are more than 20 packages in this batch . It is unknown why these Amazon packages appeared in the deep mountains and forests. (Manual dog head)

The Plympton Police Department said the packages were found by a driver passing through the area near Brook Street on Wednesday. The police department also said in a post on Facebook that the packages were thrown away about 2-3 days ago. The 20 packages contained household products, food, toys and other items. About half of the packages were intact, but some had been opened.

In addition, it is reported that all the packages were sent to Plympton or Kingston . On Thursday, the police department also stated on Facebook: "Officers will call all recipients in the next 24 hours to inform them of this matter. In addition, once the police have collected evidence, the found packages will be delivered again . If you live in Plympton or Kingston and find that you have overdue Amazon packages, please call Amazon instead of PPD. Officers Simon & Maligno are sorting out the inventory, and we are working with Amazon to send the packages to their original destinations."

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